Alma García's short fiction has been published as an award-winner in Narrative Magazine, Passages North, and Boulevard; appears most recently in Duende, Bluestem, Enizagam, and the anthology, Roadside Curiosities: Short Stories on American Pop Culture (University of Leipzig Press); and is forthcoming in Kweli Journal. A past recipient of a fellowship from the Rona Jaffe Foundation, she makes her home in Seattle, where she teaches fiction writing at the Richard Hugo House and is a private editing consultant. She is currently revising a novel that was once a collection of linked stories.  

Twitter Username: @Writer_Alma

Publications

• "Pearl" , Duende (March 2015)
• "Luck" , Bluestem (March 2015)
• "Harvest" , Enizagam (2014)
• "Letter to El Mateo" , Narrative Magazine (2007)
• "Truly" , Passages North (2005)
• "The Great Beyond" , Narrative Magazine (2005)
• Neverland , Boulevard (2000)

Awards

• Enizagam Short Fiction Contest Finalist(2014)
• GAP grant, Artist Trust(2013)
• 4Culture grant(2010)
• Tuition Scholar, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference(2008)
• Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award(2007)
• Narrative Prize in Fiction, Narrative Magazine(2007)
• Waasmode Fiction Contest finalist, Passages North(2005)
• Dana Award in Short Fiction(2003)
• Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers; winner, Boulevard.(2000)

Employment

• Writing Instructor at Richard Hugo House (March 2007 - )
• Editorial consultant at self-employed (January 2014 - )

Degrees

• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing-Fiction from University of Arizona (May 1999)

Genres of Interest

Fiction